Contreras
Regional Brewery
in
Gavere,
East Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Contreras
Established in 1818
Contact
Description
110 years of Contreras in a 190 year old brewery. In 1818 Brewery Latte was founded as a typical farm-brewery. In the second half of the 19th century the company was led by Valère Latte who sold the brewery in 1898 to René Contreras. In 1920 René Contreras chose to sell his brewery to his nephew Marcel Contreras. it was Marcel who would transform the brewery into a modern 20th century company. He shaped the buildings as they currently still remain. In 1982 Marcel's son Willy became the sole manager of the brewery. At the start of the 21st century Ann Contreras, the only daughter of Willy Contreras, and her fiancée Frederik De Vrieze gradually took over the daily management of the brewery.
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle from beerplanet.eu golden caramelly brown, smooth offwhite head. aroma is very nice yeasty, orange, lemon, orange peel. Yellow fruity, belgian aroma. Aroma have a nice balance between fruity and bitter notes. falvor is fruity, orange, peach,mild spicy bitterness, belgian yeast. malts. tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2011
at 06:19
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2
250 ml bottle. Slightly hazy yellow body with a fine white head. Aroma of cooked vegetables, broth and a hint of honey. Flavor is harsh metallic bitter and sweet something – not malt. This is not good, but possible to drink as a sample to show that Belgium pilsner seldom are any good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2011
at 07:20
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle, as Aakjær Premium Pils. A more or less clear one, slightly hazed, and topped by a dense, off-white to white head of moderate size. Yellow to golden in color. There’s a touch of celler in the nose, maybe due to age, as well as a fruity sweetness and some grassy notes. Some pale malts. The flavor is sort of citrusy, with pale malts as a base. Rather sweet, slightly plagued with cooked vegetables and some bitterness showing up towards the end. Not very interesting. 110406
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2011
at 12:03
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fresh, clean pilsener. Has a slight level of bitterness. Would make a great session beer.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2011
at 07:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
11.2oz grenade bottle. Hazy, almost opaque straw yellow tan. Massive foamy head laces the glass. For a Tripel, gets a 5 for appearance from me. Sweet aroma, lots of candi sugar flavor with a pleasantly herbal and dry hop balance. Yeasty, creamy. Some interesting fruity yeast tones, brandied banana. Quite a unique Tripel, almost has a candied Hefeweizen thing going on. Heavy and full bodied, but good enough to pull it off. Quite nice and unique, a great Tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2011
at 23:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[3/6/11] Bottle at ZBF 2011. Hazy golden with a big white head. Nice aroma of floral American hops with some citrus. Floral hoppy flavor with some fruits, a bit of yeast and a pleasant bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2011
at 12:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of light funky notes with some tart notes with some refreshing ester. Taste is also a very refreshing mix with tart notes and sweet Belgian malt with light refreshing fruity notes. Body is quite full with limited filtration with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Very well brewed and more refreshing then I had expected with nice level of complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2011
at 19:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
clear yellow, large smooth white head. very nice belgian, but actually mainly citrussy yeasty aroma. very refreshing.typically belgian, and for contreras, typically very refreshing aroma. nice job. flavor is faint citrussy bitter herbal hoppy flavor dominates unfortunately, still a good belgian, but it is a little bit of a letdown from the aroma. flavor is very dry, very tight, very belgian. very carbonated and bubbly, anyway- a tight super-dry tripel, that tastes really well.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 15:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12th January 2009
Orange-brown cloudy beer. Very thin head. Just a little carbonation. Smooth and slightly frothy. Light malt with a citrus tone and a whisper of marmite! Slightly odd combo but goes down okay.
Orange-brown cloudy beer. Very thin head. Just a little carbonation. Smooth and slightly frothy. Light malt with a citrus tone and a whisper of marmite! Slightly odd combo but goes down okay.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2011
at 08:16
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle 25 cl. Comes as "Aakjærs Premium Pils". Pours a clear golden with a small white head. Sweet malty nose. Medium body, sweet malt, cardboard accents and a slight phenollic touch. Bit skunky too. Very subdued hoppiness. 080111
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2011
at 07:47